Timmys Tourer, The BT. Toolangi trip pics

[ratstriton]

Wednesday night i should have it. So i will update then.

It's Wednesday Tim were's the pic's.

[al coholic]

X2

[UAV]

he just rang me to tell me the reverse lights i had were too powerful and his auto elecy didnt have the right part or something. So i am getting it at 10am tomorrow.

First post updated with mods

[UAV]

Well i went to pick it up this morning but the guy building wanted to send it back to the painters cause the painter did a shit job, runs everywhere and not filled ect. I said thats fine as i would rather wait a few extra days and have it spot on.

Anyway at i got a few pics.

I ended up cutting my "sideburns" off the tub and fitting them to the front of the tray as this was what looked the best after a heap of mucking around. I figured the tubs are only worth like $400 so we cut it up.

The factory flares still to be fitted but will be colour coded. The front flares i will do later to match.




What you see here is a 3 stage rear bar, i can have either the bar on, or the top of the bar off and the tray sides on or tray sides and bar removed completely.




Here is the new fuel filler location, still using all factory parts just re-located (not fitted just sitting there atm). Also you can see a little u shaped steel rod here, due the the placement of tray/wheels on the triton there is no room for a rope rail in front on the guards so i had him put this on so a can hook my ratchet straps on.



in this pic you can just make out the protected section for the tail lights and the recessed panel for the number plate and cutouts for the spot reverse lights



and some more

[4wd26]

nice- could you maybe post up some dimensions?

Width and length, and how you came up with the height of the tray (as you run 33" tyres)

[UAV]

Tray Specs;
1780 wide, this is the actual width of the sliders/existing guards from side to side
1600 long, the length of this is approximately just at the end of the towbar
(so overall the car is no longer or wider)
300mm sides (not sure exactly on the height of the bars but will update later)
75mm mandrel bent tube front and rear
Rear bar is a 3 stage removable bar, it can be removed completely and have no tray sides, or i can remove the top bit of tube and have the sides on without the rear bar.
Has top bars for canvas canopy later on
Led tail lights
Led spot reverse lights
85lt water tank and 85lt diesel tank mounted to underside of tray. Bolted to brackets welded to tray.
Towbar raised by approx 200mm and moved back by about 50mm to fit spare

The height was worked out by a combination of;
33" tyre clearance
existing guard height (to make flares work)
rear window (basically 300 sides from underside of back window)
fitting the 2 85lt tanks and
clearance from the tanks to the exhaust.

[ML-VR08]

Looks pretty good mate - nearly the same size as mine - mines a bit wider, i went 1860 wide and 1600 long. My sides are the same height etc and same size rollbars etc. It looks good with the front of the tub cut. I reckon you should have welded it onto the front of the headboard thou.

[UAV]

i thought of that but i would never be able to get the tray off. So they are bolted in 3 places. The factory bracket to the chassis, and the top and bottom of the tray.

[ag9111]

Great use of the sideburns from the tray. That is always the area that looks dicky on a triton tray back. You've nailed it there Congrats.
How did you attach them.
Edit: Answered before I posted

[ML-VR08]

Yeah i like it mate - very nice. my height was 800 aswel. yours looks to be around the same. How did you go with working out where the tyre will sit when flexed up? I used 100x50mm Gal box ontop of the 65mm box so around 165mm above the mounts. If ya get what i mean?

[Steane]

Looks really really good Tim, and that puts you in a small but elite group of Triton owners with decent looking trays. ML-VR08's looks great, and that dude in your other thread with the 1300 long tray on the Gunmetal Triton is also a winner.

It's obvious a lot of thought went into it, well done

Now, if I can sell the Razorback canopy and work out where to securely house tools, a fridge, dual batteries and luggage when travelling I could be up for one of these.

[Joe]

Great job Timmy. I like it and great use of the sideburns too.

[ratstriton]

Well done Tim looks great now I know who's building my tray when it's time get mine.
I have to say it look's like you have put a fair bit of thought in to how you wanted it to look and I think it has turned out great.

[reeldreamer]

Mate i normally hate the tray look on the tri's but yours and MLVR-08's look by far the best most just look like smoko trucks! You have really put some thought into it and the rewards are there for all to see! Well done!

[VALERIO]

Great job Timmy, just can say you solve the problem of the "not match look" between the square shape of the steel tray and the round shape of the triton's cabin adapting that small part of the original ute tray. Congrats! it's the firts triton with steel tray that i like.

[UAV]

Thanks for the comments guys. I'm really happy with how it's turned out. Will post some better photos next week.

Ml, I didn't really bother checking the flex as we had other governing factors as mentioned. I figured the guards are almost the same as before but if it rubs I'll either extend the bump stops or lift the tray.

[SEJ GLX-R]

Great work Tim,

I have to say, it looks way better in real life than in the pics

[UAV]

Great work Tim,

I have to say, it looks way better in real life than in the pics

Yes it definitely looks better in real life! Haha, did you go down and check it out?

And so much for having a custom tray, the bloke has 3 other triton's that want trays similar to mine. Haha.

[SEJ GLX-R]

Yes it definitely looks better in real life! Haha, did you go down and check it out?

Yep, I went to see him about my roll bar so I had to have a look over it

[snowman]

i like it. a lot.

[UAV]

What time? I was there at about 10am and told him you were coming down.

[SEJ GLX-R]

I got there at about 4pm.
I just took the Triton back down there so he could get some measurements from it.

[UAV]

Forgot to mention 2 things;

The floor is 3mm checkerplate but is not welded in it is one sheet fitted, painted and screwed in so it can be removed easily for any reason.

Also i had him drill a few 12mm holes in the tray floor and weld some 10mm nuts to the underside of it so i can mount toolboxes and stuff or put some eyelet tiedowns in without having to put my arm under the tray all the time and do nuts and bolts up.

I am looking at mounting some removable spacecases to the tray. ARB charge a fortune for theirs but i found these ones that i will probably get when i can (in grey or blue).

http://www.techniice.com/2011/jungle_reef/toolbox.asp

[tezza08]

thats a top idea with the sideburns mate your on to a winner

[BEN115]

mate that looks awsum! i think if i had of seen that before i bought my ute i would deffinatly have put more thought into a 4dr. nice work.